Thread: 7/8" of a yard
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Old 12-12-2009, 03:26 PM
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bearisgray
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I'm thinking that eighths might have started because an eighth is half of a half of a half.

1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/8

The metric system does have its advantages.
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